It might have been unlucky for some, but John "Bam" Carney says Friday the 13th was a milestone day for education in Kentucky.

Carney, who was elected last November as 51st District State Representative for Taylor and Adair counties, has just about completed his first General Assembly. And, on Friday, March 13, Carney signed his first piece of legislation - a bill that will completely revamp Kentucky's education program.

April is PRIDE Spring Cleanup Month in southern and eastern Kentucky and Debra McNear, the Taylor County PRIDE Coordinator, is organizing local cleanup activities.

"Let's encourage each other to strive for a better community," stated McNear, who is also the county's solid waste coordinator and finance officer. "Volunteering is important because we need to get together. As individuals and a community, we need to move toward recycling and stopping the litter."

Ron McMahan, Team Taylor County executive director, is April's Campbellsville/Taylor County Chamber of Commerce guest speaker.

The lunch, sponsored by Fort Knox Federal Credit Union, is Thursday, April 2 at noon at Campbellsville Christian Church.

Reservations must be made by noon on Tuesday, March 31 by calling 465-8601 or e-mailing chamber@teamtaylorcounty.com. Cost is $8 for Chamber investors and $10 for non-investors. Reservations made after the deadline will be $1 more.

Campbellsville University was outscored 23-12 off 25 turnovers, and the Lady Tigers dropped their first game in the NAIA National Tournament 64-60 to Columbia (Mo.) College on Thursday morning in Jackson, Tenn.

"When you get to this level of competition, your weaknesses are exposed," said coach Ginger Colvin. "We've had a problem with turnovers all year and we did here today."

When the Lady Tigers took the floor Thursday morning for a first-round match-up in the 29th Annual Women's NAIA Division 1 Basketball National Championship Tournament, coach Ginger Colvin was in familiar surroundings.

Colvin's history with the Lady Tigers in Jackson, Tenn. dates back to 1990 when she was a senior guard for then Campbellsville College. The second-year coach tied up some loose ends of a trifecta of sorts ... trips to the national tournament as a player, assistant coach and head coach.